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#CC274E

#cc274e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc274e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 15.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.88% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.82°, with 67.9% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #cc274e
  2. #27cca5

Split complementary

  1. #cc274e
  2. #27cc53
  3. #27a1cc

Analogous

  1. #cc27a1
  2. #cc274e
  3. #cc5327

Triadic

  1. #cc274e
  2. #4ecc27
  3. #274ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc274e
  2. #cca527
  3. #27cca5
  4. #274ecc

Square

  1. #cc274e
  2. #a1cc27
  3. #27cca5
  4. #5327cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e1d
  2. #8c1b35
  3. #cc274e
  4. #e05f7e
  5. #ed9fb2

Shades

#cc274e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc274e
  2. #b82346
  3. #a31f3e
  4. #8f1b37
  5. #7a172f
  6. #661427
  7. #52101f
  8. #3d0c17
  9. #290810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc274e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc274e
  2. #d13d60
  3. #d65271
  4. #db6883
  5. #e07d95
  6. #e693a7
  7. #eba9b8
  8. #f0beca
  9. #f5d4dc
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc274e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc274e
  2. #c43053
  3. #bd3958
  4. #b5425d
  5. #ae4b62
  6. #a65467
  7. #9e5c6c
  8. #976571
  9. #8f6e76
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5861 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5614b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc274e {
  color: #cc274e;
}
Background
.bg-cc274e {
  background-color: #cc274e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc274e {
  border: 2px solid #cc274e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc274e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 39 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc274e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc274e, #cc5327);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc274e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 39 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.89 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.91 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.99 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.72 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.93 #33d8b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#cc274e  rgb(204, 39, 78)  hsl(346, 68%, 48%)  Brick Red
#27cca5  rgb(39, 204, 165)  hsl(166, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#4ecc27  rgb(78, 204, 39)  hsl(106, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green
#274ecc  rgb(39, 78, 204)  hsl(226, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire